New Posts For Thread: The trouble with soccer in Ireland ( north , and maybe south ) .https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/23596990/the-trouble-with-soccer-in-ireland-north-and-maybe-southIs that not many want to pay to see non premiership footballers being paid to kick a ball about .Afraid that's the way it has been for 50 years plus . Only viable set-up died when Belfast Celtic were "kicked out" in late forties . Up to that crowdsenjoyed it giant , hard to belive the crowds :)https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/23596990/the-trouble-with-soccer-in-ireland-north-and-maybe-south?post_id=422737474#422737474enjoyed it giant , hard to belive the crowds :)Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:18:58 -0600giant i have to trust you on that , not exactly an expert on computer so will have to wait till ither daughter or son return from work and let them show me :) kelly i remember those days all to well my friend , relying on someone for a lift to play ghttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/23596990/the-trouble-with-soccer-in-ireland-north-and-maybe-south?post_id=422737458#422737458giant i have to trust you on that , not exactly an expert on computer so will have to wait till ither daughter or son return from work and let them show me :) kelly i remember those days all to well my friend , relying on someone for a lift to play gTue, 12 Jan 2010 05:56:14 -0600http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=2947Here`s something to keep you happy wr! Those were the days,eh? When you won something! :^0https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/23596990/the-trouble-with-soccer-in-ireland-north-and-maybe-south?post_id=422737418#422737418http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=2947Here`s something to keep you happy wr! Those were the days,eh? When you won something! :^0Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:33:55 -0600No car in those days , Workrider , depended on public transport, even to get to play golf . So it might have been 20 mins , but effectively other side of moon .Came home late one night from Bray , last bus , clubs over my shoulder , stopped by 2 Gahttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/23596990/the-trouble-with-soccer-in-ireland-north-and-maybe-south?post_id=422737406#422737406No car in those days , Workrider , depended on public transport, even to get to play golf . So it might have been 20 mins , but effectively other side of moon .Came home late one night from Bray , last bus , clubs over my shoulder , stopped by 2 GaMon, 11 Jan 2010 15:31:03 -0600bohs were relatively unknown in the early 60s amatuer club very little support You couldn`t resist a pop wr. Yawn. This link proves there wasn`t much to entertain us Dubs back in the rare oul times. http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=29496:Dhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/23596990/the-trouble-with-soccer-in-ireland-north-and-maybe-south?post_id=422737402#422737402bohs were relatively unknown in the early 60s amatuer club very little support You couldn`t resist a pop wr. Yawn. This link proves there wasn`t much to entertain us Dubs back in the rare oul times. http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=29496:DMon, 11 Jan 2010 15:25:43 -060060s was liams era if i remember rightly , if you lived in dublin 4 you would have been about 20 mins max from milltown :) its a funny old world eh . liam went on to play for newcastle utd . rovers drew massive crowds were ever they played . 6d into mhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/23596990/the-trouble-with-soccer-in-ireland-north-and-maybe-south?post_id=422737398#42273739860s was liams era if i remember rightly , if you lived in dublin 4 you would have been about 20 mins max from milltown :) its a funny old world eh . liam went on to play for newcastle utd . rovers drew massive crowds were ever they played . 6d into mMon, 11 Jan 2010 15:09:41 -0600Yeah Shamrock Rovers were well supported around that time Workrider , probably because they won nearly everything as I remember . Never discovered where Milltown was myself , I lived firmly in Dublin 4 ( before it became Dublin 4 ) , within walkinghttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/23596990/the-trouble-with-soccer-in-ireland-north-and-maybe-south?post_id=422737394#422737394Yeah Shamrock Rovers were well supported around that time Workrider , probably because they won nearly everything as I remember . Never discovered where Milltown was myself , I lived firmly in Dublin 4 ( before it became Dublin 4 ) , within walkingMon, 11 Jan 2010 14:51:04 -0600kelly ,re early 60s soccer remember going to milltown as a kid , the place was always full. min 10,000 in those days . most grounds were full , well every game against rovers anyway .were as coolmore just might be responcesible for owners keepinghttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/23596990/the-trouble-with-soccer-in-ireland-north-and-maybe-south?post_id=422737390#422737390kelly ,re early 60s soccer remember going to milltown as a kid , the place was always full. min 10,000 in those days . most grounds were full , well every game against rovers anyway .were as coolmore just might be responcesible for owners keepingMon, 11 Jan 2010 14:37:18 -0600Workrider , the Celtic Tiger was a factor allright in Irish NH horse owners keeping most of the best at home , but there was still an element of the selling to England mentality . This was not true in Irish flat racing circles , thanks mainly to Coohttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/23596990/the-trouble-with-soccer-in-ireland-north-and-maybe-south?post_id=422737378#422737378Workrider , the Celtic Tiger was a factor allright in Irish NH horse owners keeping most of the best at home , but there was still an element of the selling to England mentality . This was not true in Irish flat racing circles , thanks mainly to CooMon, 11 Jan 2010 14:25:13 -06002 items caught my attension kelly, 1 you state horse racing caught itself on and kept horses on this side of irish sea , my answer to that is the celtic tiger pure and simple .more people could afford to keep their horses here plus loads of new ownehttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/23596990/the-trouble-with-soccer-in-ireland-north-and-maybe-south?post_id=422737366#4227373662 items caught my attension kelly, 1 you state horse racing caught itself on and kept horses on this side of irish sea , my answer to that is the celtic tiger pure and simple .more people could afford to keep their horses here plus loads of new owneMon, 11 Jan 2010 13:49:33 -0600